Blue Food Coloring for Your Superbowl Cupcakes! … or Any Blue Event
DO try this at home! Especially with the kids. For some reason, the need for blue food coloring keeps coming up. And even though “all things in moderation” is a beloved maxim around here, I just can’t bring myself to buy the artificial stuff. The latest call for blue food coloring is this year’s (2015) […]
Game Day Food! Popcorn Style Cauliflower Munchies
In time for Superbowl! If you are going to mindlessly munch, why not mindlessly munch on a snack that is both delicious AND won’t leave you groaning with an upset stomach even if your team wins? Or if you want, throw these in with all the junk food… for a groan-reducer. Maybe the anti-inflammatory properties […]
What does “Eat Healthy” mean?
It is no secret that the pathway to good health includes a good diet. But is there a one-size-fits-all plan? Oh, if only! Simply stated, a healthy diet is one that fills your body with all the nutrients it needs to be strong and vital, without adding toxins or any detrimental elements. EVERYONE needs […]
Nourishing Chicken Broth
The old wives had it right! Broths and stocks are so nourishing and healing. While chicken is the standard and may add a layer of nostalgia, vegetables broths and other stocks certainly earn their place on the well-nourished table. Today… Chicken stock and broth. Which factors differentiate a stock from a broth are debatable. In […]
Healing with Onion
While most normal people were ringing in the new year, I began 2015 with a hacking cough. It didn’t interfere with any special plans; in my house December 31, 2014 would be pretty much just an evening of convincing my 16-year old Terrier that those loud fireworks outside do not mean that the world is coming […]
Succulent Duck Confit
The thought of these savory succulent thighs, salted, submerged and cooked in their own delicious fat, can wake me up at night. This is not a 30-minute meal. It takes days to achieve glory, but it is about as easy as it gets, and is well worth the wait. If you are planning a special meal, […]
Barbara’s Hot Horchata
Thank you Barbara for sharing this warm cozy yumminess! This is now on my to-do list. Mexican flavors, rice milk, chocolate… this is a no-brainer. Usually horchata is served over ice on a hot sunny day. It is a sweet rice-nut-seed milk, flavored with vanilla, cinnamon and sugar. Fruity flavors and sometimes spirits are added […]
Duck – Beak to Foot
Nose to tail cooking is not just trendy; it is ancient. Today, this is treated as an innovative and resourceful concept. But over centuries, it has been survival! It is thrifty. And it is respect for the animal. Today, I have duck. It came from the market, sans head and feet, and not a bit […]
Crispy Duck Skin Cracklins
Under the heading of “Why waste it?” It is easy to turn duck skin into crispy crunchy salty arguably-better-than-bacon cracklins. You need only two ingredients (not counting salt). Duck skin pieces Duck fat (or another fat, if absolutely necessary) If you have broken down your own duck and rendered the fat, then you have these […]
Tomato and Kale Soup -Any way you like it!
Are you missing the bright red juicy tomatoes of summer? This is one of those few items for which I will occasionally turn to the canned goods isle of the supermarket. Still, I am going to prefer the non-chemically peeled, preferably organic brands. And if I can find them in glass jars, all the better! […]